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Henri Dommel of UNCDF Named New Chair of CGAP’s Executive Committee

CGAP also welcomed Buhle Goslar as an at-large committee member São Paulo, Brazil—June 2, 2023: Henri Dommel from United Nations Capital Development...

CGAP Launches New Five-Year Strategy

CGAP envisions responsible and inclusive financial ecosystems that enable a green, resilient, and equitable world São Paulo, Brazil—June 2, 2023: CGAP...

CGAP Expands its Microfinance Digitization Community of Practice

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 5, 2022: CGAP today announced partnerships with 22 additional microfinance providers from around the world, bringing its...

CGAP Seeks Partners for Microfinance Digitization Community of Practice

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 7, 2022 – CGAP is seeking microfinance institutions (MFIs) to join its new MFI Digitization Community of Practice (CoP) to...

CGAP Pilots Innovative Digital Credit Models for MSEs

Washington, D.C. July 28, 2022 - CGAP today announced partnerships with five fintech companies with the goal of exploring the potential of technology...

CGAP Welcomes New Chair and Members to its Executive Committee

Paris, France, June 23, 2022 - The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) welcomed a new chair and four new members to its Executive Committee...

CGAP and Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Economy and Finance Host Roundtable

CGAP and Côte d’Ivoire’s Ministry of Economy and Finance hosted a roundtable on financial consumer protection in Côte d’Ivoire in light of rapid developments of digital financial services (DFS) in the region and associated financial consumer risks.

Five New CGAP Pilots Aim to Improve Platform Worker Livelihoods

Washington, D.C., June 8, 2022. CGAP today announced five partnerships with platforms, fintechs and financial service providers to pilot innovative...

CGAP Pilots New Ways of Digitizing Microfinance

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 18, 2022 – CGAP today announced partnerships with seven microfinance providers from around the world with the goal of...

CGAP Launches a Market Monitoring Toolkit to Advance Financial Consumer Protection

CGAP's Market Monitoring Toolkit aims to help supervisors identify, understand, and track financial consumer risks, behaviors, and outcomes which allow for more preemptive and forward-looking supervisory work.